S. Korea reports additional case of MERS, no fatalities
South Korea reported an additional case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Friday, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the disease to 184.
But no fatalities have been reported over the past three days, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The country's death toll from the viral respiratory disease stands at 33.
The latest case involved a nurse from Seoul's Samsung Medical Center, which has been responsible for nearly half of all infections here since the country reported its first case on May 20.
The hospital is currently shut down indefinitely.
Out of 184 people diagnosed with MERS so far, 42 still remain hospitalized while 12 of them are in critical condition, according to ministry officials.
So far, 109 have been discharged following complete recoveries.
Still, 2,067 others remain in isolation as of Friday for possible infection after coming in close contact with MERS patients. The number dropped from 2,238 on the previous day.
Over 16,000 people have been subject to isolation as suspected cases so far while some 14,000 of them have been released after they showed no symptoms of MERS for the known maximum incubation period of 14 days for the disease.
MERS is a viral respiratory disease first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The fatality rate of the disease had been tallied at over 40 percent until the outbreak here as there is no vaccine or treatment for the disease.
In South Korea, the fatality rate of the disease remains at around 18 percent. (Yonhap)
相关推荐
-
Foreign, multicultural students rise amid declining school population
-
New Tesla Model S and X Long Range Plus vehicles get big range boost
-
Moon's top security adviser set for meeting with director of US Missile Defense Agency
-
Tsitsipas takes blame after US Open exit
-
Pakistan to host South Africa before ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
-
10,000 bitcoin bought 2 pizzas in 2010 — and now it'd be worth $20 million
- 最近发表
-
- Campbell highlights Washington Declaration amid security concerns over Putin
- Alcaraz, Djokovic on collision course
- Trump says meeting with Kim Jong
- 10,000 bitcoin bought 2 pizzas in 2010 — and now it'd be worth $20 million
- 3D Game Rendering 101
- 文化为衣 体育做裳 推动雨城文体事业大发展
- 8 ridiculous startups you never asked for, but exist nonetheless
- Boris Johnson resigns, Twitter reacts
- This shark lives for centuries. Scientists discover how it resists aging.
- Donald Trump melts down on Truth Social over Cassidy Hutchinson's Jan. 6 testimony
- 随机阅读
-
- World's first green ammonia plant is now open for business
- Technoblade, 'Minecraft' YouTube creator, dies aged 23, family and fans pay tribute
- How can men help dismantle misogyny and violence? This book will tell you how.
- 8 ridiculous startups you never asked for, but exist nonetheless
- Netanyahu’s Inferno
- Make this TikTok
- 报网互动 出实招下真功见行动
- Pyongyang says U.S. unable to intercept its nuclear weapons
- Arshad Nadeem receives Hilal
- 天然气优惠入户登记 西城片区率先完成
- Trump confidant Rudy Giuliani has been spreading malware on Twitter
- [Feature] Teens wearing makeup put parents on edge
- 'Please find her': Man dies amid 25
- Apple might finally let you ditch its Maps and Mail apps forever
- Uber drivers sure to hate new 'report safety issue' feature
- Bayern brace for bogey side Gladbach
- The local version of Project 2025 is already causing devastation.
- Trump confidant Rudy Giuliani has been spreading malware on Twitter
- Women’s football needs more sunlight to survive
- It’s Disability Pride Month. So why is nobody talking about it?
- 搜索
-
- 友情链接
-